The Bauhaus, founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius, sought to unify arts and crafts under a common creative expression. Initially emphasizing craftsmanship, it shifted in 1923 to prioritize mass production. Moving to Dessau in 1925, the Bauhaus pioneered modernist architecture. Workshops like cabinetmaking, textiles, metalworking, and typography played vital roles. Marcel Breuer's cabinetmaking studio reimagined furniture, while Gunta Stölzl's textile workshop experimented with unconventional materials. Metalworking, under Marianne Brandt, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, and Christian Dell, produced modern, mass-producible items. Typography gained importance, merging communication and art. Gropius stepped down in 1928, succeeded by Hannes Meyer and later Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Meyer emphasized mass-producible design and social function, while Mies prioritized architecture. Political pressures led to the Bauhaus closure in 1933, but its impact endured as key figures emigrated. In World War II, Bauhaus figures like Breuer, Gropius, and Mies influenced design education in the United States, leaving a lasting legacy.